A new virus, the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), has spread from China to India, causing concern among health officials. Cases involving infants have been confirmed in Bengaluru, triggering fears reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic. HMPV, a respiratory virus that causes cold and flu-like symptoms, can lead to severe complications in vulnerable groups. There is currently no vaccine or specific treatment for HMPV.
People have been urged to wear mask in public and avoid crowds China has raised an alarm about another virus, five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has now spread to other countries. Cases of the human metapneumovirus involving infants – first, a three-month-old girl and later, an eight-month-old boy – have now been confirmed in India. The Bengaluru Baptist Hospital, in the southwest state of Karnataka, said that both children are now recovering.
com/dineshgrao/status/1876240187451494738 Scientists at the University of Oxford launched a phase 1 study to test two investigational mRNA vaccines, with one of them being for HMPV and RSV , in July. Dr Simon Drysdale, consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology at the Oxford Vaccine Group, said : ‘RSV and hMPV are two of the leading causes of respiratory infections in children, the elderly and immunocompromised patients worldwide.
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